Ottawa detailed

I first heard about the Rideau Canal when I attended a tourism meeting in 2015, called BeinvenueQuebec (www.bienvenueqcin.com)  I was very thankful to "accidentally" come across the lower section that leads into the Ottawa River, as I was coming off of Parliament Hill, and walking on the sidewalk of the Plaza Bridge.  The locks were right below me!

After scanning the landscape to see how to walk down beside it, I saw the sign to the entrance at the steps that led downwards:

I also did a photo where I pretended to be working the hand crank that operates the gates of the locks. 

Since then, I have learned more about it, and the fact that it is a World Heritage Site, as shown below in this plaque:

The end of these canal locks empty into the Ottawa River

When one is at the bottom looking upward, you can see the famous hotel, and the museum (right of photo)

For those interested boat rides are available

You can also rent a kayak

Also 

can  take the  amphibus

Earlier in the day, our group had started their Ottawa tour in a most appropriate way---inside a beautiful house of worship:

From there we toured the beautiful grounds of Rideau Hall

Me with inukshuk

Speaking of indigenous peoples, I was in Ottawa on Orange Shirt Day

Orange shirt lady

mushroom brownies

squash cake

thisbldg is on parliament hill

the 

sacred fire

me in front of flame

spear bible verse in fit for a king bible study